The former Brazilian president detained after being declared a flight risk
Jair Bolsonaro has been taken into custody after authorities found he posed a concrete flight risk while under domestic detention.
The ex-president was found guilty of planning a government overthrow in last fall and handed more than over two decades in prison, but he continued under confinement pending appeals.
High Court Judge the presiding justice said the move to detain the septuagenarian politician was a precautionary step after recent developments were revealed.
This encompassed seeking to disable his ankle monitor and a summons to a public vigil that could enable a possible escape.
Judicial Records Show Escape Risks
In a filing authorising the custody, the magistrate said data from the facility tracking the former president's confinement suggested the ex-president's "intention to break the electronic ankle bracelet to ensure success in his escape.
This, it said, would be assisted by the confusion caused by the gathering called by his son.
His son, Flávio Bolsonaro, who serves as a congressional representative, called for a assembly of his supporters near the former president's residence to take place on Saturday evening.
His son wrote on online platforms on Friday: Will you battle for your homeland, or see it all from your phone there on your couch? I call on you to fight with us."
He said the vigil would be so supporters could offer prayers for his well-being and for the restoration of democratic rule in our nation."
Embassy Asylum Concerns
Part of the judge's ruling was the potential of his transfer to foreign missions near the residence, considering that the inquiries revealed a record of organizing to ask for protection through a embassy office", a announcement said.
The judicial paperwork emphasizes that the American diplomatic mission in the capital, Brasilia, is positioned around 8 miles from his dwelling.
International Reactions
The former president's legal troubles have generated frustration from fellow populist conservative United States President President Trump, prompting him to implement a 50% tariff on imports of Brazilian goods.
Bolsonaro is being kept in a Federal Police station in the capital and will undergo a detention review on the next day.
Recent Judicial Appeals
It was only on Friday that the his legal team asked the Supreme Court to allow him to complete his entire prison term under house arrest, with digital surveillance.
They also asked that Bolsonaro be permitted to leave his home for healthcare, saying he demanded frequent medical attention for respiratory ailments and other illnesses.
Details of Guilty Verdict
He was convicted of orchestrating a plot aimed at maintaining his control after he failed to win the presidential race to his left-wing rival, Lula.
Top judicial officials said that he was aware of a scheme which included plans to kill his opponent and his running partner, Geraldo Alckmin, and to imprison and murder Justice Moraes - the Supreme Court justice who has been managing Bolsonaro's trial.
The conspiracy was prevented because it didn't receive the endorsement of the armed forces officials. Lula was inaugurated without problem on January 1st, 2023.
But a week later, on the eighth of January, many Bolsonaro supporters invaded and destroyed public facilities in the national capital, the capital city.
The security forces took action and around fifteen hundred individuals were detained.
The judges found that the demonstrators had been provoked by Bolsonaro whose scheme, they said, was for the Brazilian military to intervene, reestablish control and bring him back to power.
At the moment, the legal team called the decades-long sentence "absurdly excessive.
He was also prohibited from seeking elected position until 2060 - a decade minus two years after the completion of his term.
The former president called the trial a targeted investigation" and said it was designed to prevent him competing in the 2026 national vote.
